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Everything we knew about kangaroos is wrong!!!

Started by Bricktop, September 25, 2018, 07:20:47 PM

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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/09/25/kangaroo-bolts-from-south-florida-sanctuary-on-loose.html">//http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/09/25/kangaroo-bolts-from-south-florida-sanctuary-on-loose.html


Quote"A kangaroo is on the loose in South Florida, officials said on Tuesday.  (iStock)



Floridians received a surprise on Tuesday when a kangaroo was spotted hopping the streets of Palm Beach County.



The 5-year-old kangaroo, named Storm, somehow escaped from an animal sanctuary in Jupiter Farms, The Palm Beach Post reported.



Owner Eric Westergard told the news outlet he wasn't sure how Storm — one of six kangaroos he owns — got out, but said "sometimes they get spooked."



Florida Fish and Wildlife Conversation Commission (FWC), volunteers from the Busch Wildlife Sanctuary and Florida Highway Patrol are all reportedly searching for the kangaroo, which was first reported missing around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday.



FWC spokesperson Tyson Matthews said that [size=200]since kangaroos are nocturnal[/size], investigators might have to search for Storm into the night."


I didn't know they were nocturnal!!!



And neither do they, apparently, as they seem pretty active during our daytime.



Perhaps that roo is tuned into Australian time and thinks day is night in the US.

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Someone needs to inform it



Damn - you beat me to Florida story
I really tried to warn y\'all in 49  .. G. Orwell

Bricktop

There's the quick, and the dead.



And you're DEAD!!!



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I really tried to warn y\'all in 49  .. G. Orwell

Anonymous

Quote from: "Bricktop"http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/09/25/kangaroo-bolts-from-south-florida-sanctuary-on-loose.html">//http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/09/25/kangaroo-bolts-from-south-florida-sanctuary-on-loose.html


Quote"A kangaroo is on the loose in South Florida, officials said on Tuesday.  (iStock)



Floridians received a surprise on Tuesday when a kangaroo was spotted hopping the streets of Palm Beach County.



The 5-year-old kangaroo, named Storm, somehow escaped from an animal sanctuary in Jupiter Farms, The Palm Beach Post reported.



Owner Eric Westergard told the news outlet he wasn't sure how Storm — one of six kangaroos he owns — got out, but said "sometimes they get spooked."



Florida Fish and Wildlife Conversation Commission (FWC), volunteers from the Busch Wildlife Sanctuary and Florida Highway Patrol are all reportedly searching for the kangaroo, which was first reported missing around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday.



FWC spokesperson Tyson Matthews said that [size=200]since kangaroos are nocturnal[/size], investigators might have to search for Storm into the night."


I didn't know they were nocturnal!!!



And neither do they, apparently, as they seem pretty active during our daytime.



Perhaps that roo is tuned into Australian time and thinks day is night in the US.

Maybe they work shifts in Florida.

Berry Sweet

Although many kangaroos are catagorized as nocturnal, most are actually diurnal. This means that they are active during the day. Kangaroos are most active before sunrise and sunset but it is not uncommon to find them out during the day as well. Natives to Australia, many nocturnal and diurnal kangaroos still reside there. Species such as the Red Kangaroo and Tree Kangaroo are mainly nocturnal whereas the Eastern and Western Grey Kangaroo are mainly diurnal.



https://animals.mom.me/are-all-types-of-kangaroos-nocturnal-7090129.html">https://animals.mom.me/are-all-types-of ... 90129.html">https://animals.mom.me/are-all-types-of-kangaroos-nocturnal-7090129.html

Bricktop

I've just driven through some back roads. Plenty of roos there, enjoying the sunshine.

Anonymous

Quote from: "Berry Sweet"Although many kangaroos are catagorized as nocturnal, most are actually diurnal. This means that they are active during the day. Kangaroos are most active before sunrise and sunset but it is not uncommon to find them out during the day as well. Natives to Australia, many nocturnal and diurnal kangaroos still reside there. Species such as the Red Kangaroo and Tree Kangaroo are mainly nocturnal whereas the Eastern and Western Grey Kangaroo are mainly diurnal.



https://animals.mom.me/are-all-types-of-kangaroos-nocturnal-7090129.html">https://animals.mom.me/are-all-types-of ... 90129.html">https://animals.mom.me/are-all-types-of-kangaroos-nocturnal-7090129.html

Thank you for that Berry.

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Frood

They're active in the daytime here in regional Victoria as well as dusk, dawn, and anywhere in between. Near the bigger cities, they hide out in the daytime. They always struck me as dumb creatures but now I reckon they can learn.
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Anonymous

Quote from: "Bricktop"I've just driven through some back roads. Plenty of roos there, enjoying the sunshine.

They usually aren't solitary animals are they?

Frood

They can be and they aren't. Most of the time they are in small groups or solo but then they get into huge packs a hundred strong or more and you expect to get hit no matter how slow you go.
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